Former nurse Etta Lurie dies here; funeral Wednesday

ETTA CHARLOTTE LURIE, a former nurse, who had retired with her now-deceased husband to New Orleans, die Charlotte Lurie passed away peacefully on February 12, 2018. She was born in Lawrence, Mass. August 5, 1921. She was 96.

A registered nurse, Lurie was married and lived for a long time in Carbondale, Illinois. The Luries raised their children before retiring to New Orleans.

A dedicated mother and loving wife, she Etta was was an avid reader and veteran bridge player.

She was predeceased by her husband Dan Lurie and is survived by her three children, Marlene Katz, Joan Album (Jerry) and Bruce Lurie (Martha), five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 2 pm at Tikvat Shalom Cemetery, 11316 River Road in St. Rose, LA.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shir Chadash Synagogue. Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home of Metairie was in charge of arrangements. For more information, call 504-835-2341.